Garmin G1000 NXi Pilot's Manual

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Garmin G1000 NXi Pilot’s Guide for the Cessna Nav III 190-02177-00 Rev. A46FLIGHT INSTRUMENTSSYSTEMOVERVIEWFLIGHTINSTRUMENTSEISAUDIO PANEL&CNSFLIGHTMANAGEMENTHAZARDAVOIDANCEAFCSADDITIONALFEATURESAPPENDICESINDEX2.1 FLIGHT INSTRUMENTSAIRSPEED INDICATORNOTE: Refer to the Pilot’s Operating Handbook (POH) for airspeed criteria and Vspeed values.The Airspeed Indicator displays airspeed on a moving tape rolling number gauge. The numeric labels andmajor tick marks on the moving tape are shown at intervals of 10 knots. The minor tick marks on the movingtape are shown at intervals of 5 knots. Speed indication starts at 20 knots, with 60 knots of airspeed viewableat any time. The indicated airspeed is displayed inside the black pointer. The pointer remains black untilreaching never exceed speed (VNE), then it becomes red. The true airspeed is displayed in knots below theAirspeed Indicator.Figure 2-4 Red PointerShowing Airspeed Above VNEAirspeedTrend VectorVspeedReferenceBugsTrueAirspeedIndicatedAirspeedColor codedspeed rangesFigure 2-3 Airspeed IndicatorA color-coded (solid red, white, green, amber) speed range strip is located on the moving tape. The colorsdenote solid red low speed awareness range, a flaps operating range, normal operating range, caution range, andnever-exceed speed (VNE). Speeds above the never-exceed speed (VNE), appear in the high speed warning range,represented on the airspeed tape by red/white “barber pole” coloration. The Airspeed Trend Vector is a verticalmagenta line that appears to the right of the color-coded speed range strip when airspeed is either acceleratingor decelerating. One end of the magenta line is anchored to the tip of the airspeed pointer while the other endmoves continuously up or down corresponding to the rate of acceleration or deceleration. For any constantrate of acceleration or deceleration, the moving end of the line shows approximately what the indicated airspeedvalue will be in six seconds. If the trend vector crosses VNE, the number in the indicated airspeed pointerchanges to amber. The trend vector is absent if the speed remains constant or if any data needed to calculateairspeed is not available due to a system failure.